Yu Tuqi didn't know these things. He continued to travel day and night, rushing to Loulan for funeral.

When I came to the city of Loulan, I saw that the city gate in the city was closed and heavily guarded, and the captain Tugui was wearing a crown and sitting on the city tower, and Queen Ma Lian was standing on the side. That Wei Tugui shouted loudly, the old king has been buried in the mountain of a thousand coffins, he has ascended the throne and become the successor of the king of Loulan, one mountain does not allow two tigers, please turn back on the spot, lest the brothers fight.

When Wei Tu Qi heard this, he didn't know what to do. I want to return, but I am not reconciled. led his subordinates to rush to the city gate several times, but they were all shot back by random arrows in the city. Helplessly, Wei Tuqi, who was sleepy and lacking horses, had to lead his subordinates and camp in the open field outside Loulan City.

That night, a Hun cavalry rushed into the camp of the captain and slaughtered the elderly like a wolf and a tiger, and slashed indiscriminately, but the poor soldiers who accompanied them came in a hurry and died, still in hunger and thirst.

Wei Tuqi was still a man with a background anyway, so the Huns did not dare to kill him, but just captured him and tied him to a horse. The Huns were outside the city, stayed until dawn, and then knocked on the gate and entered the city. Wei Tu Qi handed it over to Wei Tu Gui and let him go. Wei Tu Gui gave these Hun soldiers a silver reward, and then sent Yu Tu Qi to death row. Wei Tu Gui understood that his younger brother Wei Tu Qi must be killed to prevent future troubles. If the Huns had killed him at that time, it would have been the best, but unfortunately the Huns did not kill him, but handed him over to Wei Tu to return and ask for credit. After hesitating again and again, Wei Tugui decided to temporarily lock his younger brother Wei Tu Qi there, and when the situation was stable, it would not be too late to kill him. That's when something happened.

One night, Queen Ma Lian rescued Wei Tu Qi from death row and escorted him out of the city, along the secret passage of Qinghai Thunder and Lightning Valley, and returned to Chang'an to ask Emperor Wu of Han to send troops to attack Loulan. It left a foreshadowing for the future military and horse supervisor Fu Jiezi Qianli to assassinate Loulan Wang Wei Tugui. Why did Ma Lian save Wei Tu Qi? It turned out that the beautiful Ma Lian was the daughter of the new king of the Yue clan. When Yu Tu Gui and Wei Tu Qi had not yet been pawned as hostages, she grew up in the palace with them. At that time, the three teenagers were good friends. Ma Lian is destined to be the queen in the future, this is something that everyone sees, that is to say, no matter who the successor King of Loulan is, Wei Tugui or Wei Tuqi, Ma Lian will become the queen of the king. And when Wei Tugui and Wei Tuqi were about to go to the Xiongnu and Chang'an to pawn hostages, before leaving, the three teenagers went out of the city for an outing.

Before parting, both men expressed their admiration for Ma Lian. At this time, Ma Lian said, you should work hard! My fate was actually determined from birth, and that was to become the wife of the King of Loulan. After all, there is one of you who wants to become the king of Loulan, and I am the wife of that person. Perhaps when Wei Tu Qi rushed to Loulan to mourn and take the throne, half of his motivation came from his yearning for Ma Lian. Back then, when the three teenagers went out of the city, a famous war in history was taking place outside the city, which was the famous war in which Huo Quzhi lightningly liberated the Western Regions. In the mountain of a thousand coffins in the royal cemetery of Loulan Kingdom, they once met a lost Han Dynasty military horse supervisor Fu Jiezi.

This captain rode alone, tired of running for his life, and there were Hun cavalry chasing after him. When Fu Jiezi returned to this piece of ground, the Great Gobi was empty, and Huo Quai's young cavalry regiment was far away, and there was no one. Only flocks of crows, swords falling to the ground, eating dead bodies strewn across the ground. Fu Jiezi rode through the crows, startling the crows. Finally, he was discovered by a small group of Hun soldiers passing by. The Hun soldiers chased him all the way to the mountain of a thousand coffins.

The Mountain of a Thousand Coffins is a royal cemetery built for the Loulan people who migrated here. It is in the depths of the desert. A tall mountain of sand covered with white signs made of poplar wood, each with a mummy lying underneath. A small river, which is connected to the canal that runs through the city of Loulan. Once a member of the royal family died, the dragon mouth of the river and the canal was opened, and after the river was filled with water, the coffin was transported here, and the dragon mouth was blocked after the burial was completed. In this way, the river dried up again, and the mountain of a thousand coffins returned to its closed state.

Here they rescued Captain Fu Jiezi. This is their home, after all. They knew how this labyrinthine mountain of a thousand coffins could get out, but the Huns didn't. After Fu Jiezi walked out of the mountain of a thousand coffins, the kind-hearted Ma Lian saw that Fu Jiezi's shoulder was still bleeding, so she pulled out a short knife from her boots, cut off a strand of her long hair, burned it to ashes, and applied it to this wound to stop the bleeding. "Fu Jiezi is the captain of the Han Dynasty's military horse supervisor, you remember this name, maybe I will have a chance to repay it in the future!" After saying these words, one man and one horse, disappeared into the wilderness in the distance. This is an incident that happened a few years ago.

In the early dynasty of Weiyang Palace, after the civil and military officials shouted long live, the military department squire played a report, Luntai six hundred miles of urgent report, the king of Loulan returned to the sky, Mao Dun raised the eldest prince of the Hun tooth account Wei Tugui on the throne, after the prince ascended the throne, with the support of the Hun iron cavalry, the first thing was to close the office of the Western Regions Protectorate in Loulan City, and arrested and killed more than ten civil and military generals. Then the goods of more than 300 merchants were detained, the passage of the Silk Road was cut off, and the goods that we transported to Persia were incinerated, and the preliminary statistics showed that the loss of trade was about 80 million Han and Zhu. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty heard this, he said angrily: "This thief is hateful, he bullied me too much, and sent troops to attack!" ”

"The saint calmed his anger, and Mao Dun learned the lessons of the defeat of the bloody war, and has gathered about 300,000 men and horses on the other side of the Luntai River to confront me, in a vain attempt to annihilate our reinforcements with leisurely labor, and the foolish ministers think that peace is better." Second Division General Li Guangli said.

"Holy Lord, the bloody war lasted 3 years, costed tens of millions, and the north and south crusaded and fought for many years, and the treasury was in profit and loss, and it was no longer able to fight. The minister believes that it is better not to send troops. Wei Qing, the squire of the military department, said. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty calmed down and felt that the ministers were reasonable, and the Silk Road would never be able to remain unimpeded, and the great rivers and mountains of the Western Regions would be handed over to the Xiongnu, which was unacceptable to the Han Dynasty. The main battle was attacked by troops, the road was far away, the treasury was in profit and loss, and the logistics supply could not be supplied, so it was doomed to failure. I also feel that if the arrogance of the Xiongnu and the King of Loulan is defeated, the Han Dynasty will have no political status in the world and the vassal states of the Western Regions, which is really a dilemma. Whether it is war or peace, I am not sure for a while.

The minister continued to discuss, and the hawkish representative Li Ling said: "Shengshang, the minister thinks that there is no need for soldiers against the Huns, and none of them deter the enemy, and the general also has this opinion." The doves objected: "Holy Lord, don't talk about war, the Han army has been fighting for many years, it is already a tired army, and it needs to recuperate urgently, and the most important thing is that this year's drought has halved, and the crop harvest has been halved, so sending troops is really the next policy." "Sang Hongyang, Sima Qian, Zhang Qian and other half of the ministers directly admonished.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was still silent, and at this moment, Wei Tu Qi, who had returned from Loulan City, cried: "Holy Lord, you have to be the master for me, the vassal states of the Western Regions need the protection of the Han Dynasty!" Emperor Wu of Han had a heart in his heart, and his eagle-like eyes glanced at the ministers, and finally made a decision: "Send troops!" Wei Qing hurriedly said: "Holy Lord, think again!" In September, the eagle flew in the season when the Huns were strong and strong, and at this time the troops were dispatched, and there were many defeats and few victories. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said confidently: "Zhong Aiqing, politically, we must have absolute superiority over the Xiongnu, so that Mao Dun will not dare to run rampant and domineering in the Western Regions." Militarily, we must adopt frugality against the enemy, divide the troops into three routes, the main force of the first Han Dynasty is on standby to recuperate, and send the general of the Second Division of the Western Expeditionary Army to attack the right rib of the Xiongnu, forcing the Xiongnu in the Western Regions to divide troops to rescue. Second, a special force was set up to quickly attack to solve the hidden dangers of Loulan and open up the Silk Road. The third fast horse informed Su Wu, the envoy of the Western Regions, to make an emergency plan, and attacked the Xiongnu with the soldiers and horses of Wusun and Qiuzi, and recaptured Luntai City from the hands of the old wolf of Maodun. ”

The ministers knelt down and said: "The saint is wise, Wen Tao is strategic, and the martial arts are great, and the Huns will be defeated!" ”

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty waved his hand and said: "Zhong Aiqing is flat, who will serve as the vanguard officer of the Western Expeditionary Army and the captain of the special force, and please recommend it." There was another discussion in the court, but there was no suitable candidate, because everyone had their own ghosts, Emperor Wu of Han looked at all this coldly, and said loudly: "Quiet! Since I can't choose the right person, I'll appoint me fairly. "Please decide!" Baiguan Road. "Li Ling and Fu Jiezi are out of the ranks, do you have any confidence?" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said. The two of them came out of the queue and bowed their heads: "Thank you to the saint, you are loyal to the country, and you will not give up!" Please rest assured!! "The Holy One uses soldiers like gods, knows people well, the country is prosperous, and the people are prosperous!" We strongly support it. The hundred officials said in unison. Emperor Wu of Han smiled and said, "Retreat from the dynasty!" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty re-handed over the Western Expeditionary Corps to the command of Li Guangli, the general of the Second Division, and limited him to set off on the second day. During the night, there was an unexpected heavy snowfall in the sky. When I got up in the morning, the blue bricks and red tiles of Chang'an City were covered with a layer of plain white. Casting an ominous and tragic atmosphere on this expedition, Li Guangli did not dare to slack off with the military order in his body, and led these tens of thousands of people to embark on the journey.

In Xianyang Gudu, Concubine Li waited there early to see off his brother.

Concubine Li rode a pony, and behind her were two people dressed as soldiers, one on the left and one on the right. Concubine Li held her brother's hand and said abruptly, "I really have a trace of remorse, I shouldn't have let you go to the land of tigers and wolves." I'm worried that this time there will be a lot of bad luck, and if I can't get a handful of bones, I will be buried in the desert yellow sand! At this time, Li Guangli actually had remorse in his heart, and he shouldn't have been admonished directly, but as far as this is concerned, his body can't help himself. I saw him gritting his teeth, and Zhengse said, "Why don't you take a Wu hook!" It is our duty to share worries for the Han Dynasty. Good sister, don't say much, let my brother go on the road a little easier! Concubine Li nodded and said two words, "Take care."

When they were about to break up, Concubine Li pointed to the two soldiers-like entourage behind her and whispered: "These are my two envoys, I asked them to dress up as men and go with you." In the bitter cold land of the Western Regions, with the two of them waiting for you to rest, you may be able to relieve a lot of loneliness on the way. I have paid a lot of money to the families of these two girls. After that, Concubine Li shouted, and the two men-like entourages rolled into the saddle and dismounted, recognizing the new master. Li Guangli's heart was sour, and he was about to refuse, but he saw Concubine Li turn the horse's head and leave in a hurry. Li Guangli let out a long sigh, accepted his sister's gift, and continued to hurry. Tens of thousands of armored soldiers were quickly submerged in the snow, and at this time, the vanguard officer Li Lingqin led 5,000 infantry armored vehicles to meet the enemy in Yanguan.

Maodun Horse Battalion, Tanma reported that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had indeed sent troops, and the vanguard Li Ling had already moved out of Yanguan to fight with Kunxie Shan Yu's troops, followed by the Western Expeditionary Army commanded by Li Guangli, the general of the Second Division. Another Tanma report, Han's envoy Su Wu ordered people to Wusun to seconded 30,000 soldiers and horses from Qiuzi to attack the Luntai garrison in front and back, Mao Dun waved his hand and laughed, to him this little bit of soldiers and horses is nothing, let Tanma retreat. He was thinking about why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used the tired army to solve the danger of the Western Regions? Could it be that he has another miracle? I feel that it is inappropriate, the dagger secretly reported that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was already in profit and loss in the treasury, and he was unable to fight again, could it be that he was bluffing, what did this old man want to do, and why in a row, he couldn't figure it out?

Mao Dun suddenly made a decision to divide 100,000 troops to let the Kun Xie Dan Yu who supported the Altai steppe be blocked, because he knew that Kun Xie Shan Yu was not the opponent of Li Ling, the vanguard general of the Second Division, and only Ji Yu was his opponent.

He glanced at the shaman witch god secretly, and shouted: "Mu Han, you and Aunt Murong have prepared gifts to meet the real Second Division General Li Guangli, remember, you must do everything possible to delay the Western Expeditionary Army." Mu Han said: "Father, do you have another plan to break the enemy?" ”

Mao Dun smiled: "Good baby, this time you can't be rash, listen to the words of "auntie". ”

Mu Han replied, "Please rest assured, father! ”